Today’s post is a wonderful Cream Soup Recipe from Tessa of Tessa the Domestic Diva.  Tessa has wonderful blog full of whole foods that are special diet-friendly (sound familiar ?).  Make sure to check out some of her wonderful creations.  She is sharing something today that I love–creamy soup.  It’s been super-chilly here and I’ve been making more soups than usual.   This one looks like a real winner!

The winter season always requires some imagination in the produce department since there’s no summer bounty overflowing anywhere! I try and stick to seasonal produce as it almost always tastes better and is usually much less expensive.

Root vegetables are especially tasty this time of year.  Couple that with the cool weather and a root vegetable soup is born!

This winter has seen my soup craving shifting into overdrive.  I want it everyday.

I have one daughter who would happily be my partner in crime in this endeavor, but the other three members of the troop…well not so much.  So I’ve taken to making a small batch at lunch and serving some soup as side for the dinner hour!

Here is a cream soup that is warm, comforting, slightly sweet and oh, so satisfying!  I was inspired by a recipe I discovered in La Tartine Gourmande, a new cookbook written by Beatrice Peltre. I’ve admired her food photography for some time and hoped to gain some new ideas…and I did!  Along the way, I drooled over her myriad of creative, gourmet recipes too! I’ve used an assortment of root vegetables in this soup.

Celery root is quite literally the root ball from which celery grows.  It is the ugly duckling of the bunch, but is a true star!  (Note from Adrienne-it’s one of the most low carb of the root veggies as well.  And added bonus.)

With the celery root, you get celery flavor, but a creamy and smooth texture, whereas regular celery can be stringy and bitter. Parsnip is more familiar, the white carrot in the family! I’ve used both garnet yams and Japanese sweet potatoes to make this–the only real difference is the color!

If you prefer a thick soup, you will want to simmer until the liquid is mostly absorbed.  Play with it–adding more or less liquid in the last step is easy enough!

For some more delectable soup, how about:

1. Easy Mexican Tortilla Soup (paleo options) - Fast, flavorful, and kid pleasing!
2. Creamy Ham & Potato Soup (dairy free) - Everyone is always surprised at how delicious this simple soup is–only a few ingredients make magic!
3. Easy Thai Chicken Soup (paleo) - Always a crowd pleaser.  It receives rave reviews in all the places I have shared it–just like visiting a Thai restaurant!

Adrienne here again…Of course, you could add whatever vegetables you like to this soup base depending on what you have available at the time.

For other great meal ideas, see Tessa’s other post on my blog–Healthy Chili Mac and More Quick and Easy Meals.  And if you love one pot meals like this, check out our family favorite–Pakistani Kima (Beef Curry) with vegan option.  It’s my Most Requested Recipe Ever (if you don’t count our Totally Addictice Surprise Seasoning Popcorn, that is .)

 

Love soups?  I hope to post a review of this book soon, but I’ll give you a hint– it’s a real winner!  

Ladled by Kimi Harris.  

What’s your favorite soup recipe?

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